Texas Tech is looking for a new head football coach, and a man with Auburn ties, Tommy Tuberville, has been mentioned as a possible candidate. There's another man with Auburn ties who would be a much better fit: Gus Malzahn.

As head coach, Mike Leach built a program that runs an up-tempo spread offense. Malzahn is one of the brightest offensive minds in college football, and he would be able to do wonders with the personnel Leach leaves behind in Lubbock. Just look at what he's done at Auburn with players who don't fit his system. Malzahn prefers a more run-heavy version of the spread than Leach, but that would be the only adjustment Tech's offensive players would need to make.

Malzahn doesn't have any head-coaching experience at the college level, so it's probably a long shot. And for Auburn's sake, I hope Tech doesn't look toward the Loveliest Village for its next coach. But it sure makes sense.

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